When restoring an Oracle VM virtual machine from backup, you can restore it as a Red Hat Virtualization virtual machine.
Before You Begin
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Back up the virtual machine that you plan to convert.
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Use the configuration wizard to create a Red Hat Virtualization hypervisor.
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Linux VM /etc/fstab entries should use UUIDs instead of device names, because device names might change on conversion. You can also, post-conversion, change the entry in fstab from sda/sdb to xvda/xvdb for the converted disks.
Requirements
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Oracle VM version 3.4.4 or later
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RHEV Manager (RHEV-M or RHEV-H) 4.0, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.3.x, 4.4.x
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Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
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RHEL 7.x, 8.x
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 7.x, 8.x
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CentOS 7.x, 8.x
Procedure
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.
The Virtual machines page appears.
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Click the VM groups tab.
The VM group page appears.
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On the Overview tab, in the Recovery point section, click the recovery point date, and then click Restore.
The Select restore type page appears.
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To convert the full virtual machine, select Full virtual machine.
The Restore page appears.
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Select the VM to convert and then click Restore.
The Restore options dialog box appears.
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Enter the options for the Red Hat Virtualization virtual machine. For more information, see Options for Conversion to Red Hat Virtualization.
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Click Submit.